Pastor Mark Yocom came to know Christ as his Lord and Savior in 1974 through his relatives when he was 10 years old.  But after a year, he strayed away from the Lord.  Then in 1984, the Lord got a hold of Mark at 21 years old, delivering him from drug abuse and an aimless lifestyle. Mark soon became involved in serving the Lord in different ministries including missions at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.

In 1986 Mark spent a year serving in Mexico. And in 1996 the Lord called Mark to the mission field in Europe. He attended the Calvary Chapel Bible College, spent over two years on staff at the Castle owned by Calvary in Austria, and then he served for a year in Albania with a national church. He arrived in Kosovo after the war in 1999 looking for a way to serve.

Mark married his wife Celeste in 2004. Celeste, who is from Calvary Chapel Albuquerque, New Mexico, had served as a missionary in Russia for 8 years. Mark serves as the senior pastor of Calvary Chapel in Prishtina, which was founded in 2001.

Presently he conducts the Sunday service, Thursday mid-week Bible Study, and also leads a prayer meeting in his home on Tuesday evenings. Mark has been discipling a group of young men that he is training for servant leadership ministry. The outreach ministry of Calvary Chapel Prishtina is also involved in reaching the youth in the community through different means including sports and vacation bible schools. They do hospital and medical outreach, Operation Christmas Child gifts to kids who are hospitalized, and they minister to the college youth at the University. Calvary Chapel Prishtina also ministers to the men and women who are serving with the NATO peace keeping mission in Kosovo. Mark also does a weekly Bible Study at the NATO HQ for US service men and women and provides chaplaincy services at the base.  They are also involved in translating and publishing Calvary Chapel reading material into the Albanian language. The first and most recent book done was “Spiritual Warfare” by Brian Brodersen.

Their greatest need is for prayer partners who would faithfully intercede for the ministry and members of Calvary Chapel Prishtina. They need workers to come and serve both short and long term. If you would like to become a prayer partner or financial supporter, you may contact them through their email. You may also request to receive their monthly newsletter.